How to turn a bad boy good

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Boys aren't as vocal about their problems as girls - but they still suffer, says Rosalind WisemanGetty

Rosalind Wiseman

Last updated at 10:39AM, September 10 2013

What kind of a parent are you and what changes can make a big difference?

I’ve lost track of how many times people have said to me: “Boys are so much
harder than girls when they’re little, but when they get older they’re easy
in comparison!”

I’m convinced that what looks like their “easiness” is actually our own
ignorance. If you’ve ever picked up a boy from school and asked him how his
day was, you may know what I’m talking about. Boys’ problems slip under the
radar precisely because there’s usually no early warning system.

After 20 years of teaching teens, and hundreds of interviews with teenage boys
about their inner worlds conducted for